The Effect of Showing Television Programmes During Working Hours: A Case Study of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

Abstract

This research examined the impact of LA GATA in the context of organizational productivity and employees performances by looking at how the showing of LA GATA during working hours (2pm-3:30pm) affect the organization and employees' performance with focus on areas like watching television during working hours, conscious effort made by employees to watch LA GATA during working hours and their views on the replay of LA GATA during working hours. The research was conducted at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in Accra. Purposive sampling technique was used to identify respondents due to the strategic locations of Television in their offices. Questionnaire was the main tool used in collecting data from respondents. The research findings revealed that the watching of LA GATA during working hours is one of the main causes of underperformance and organizational decline in productivity; highlighting areas like idleness, boredom, job un-satisfaction and non-existence of motivation for extra ordinary performances done by employees are some of the factors leading to employees involvement in watching LA GATA during official hours. The research concluded that the watching of LA GATA during working hours does organizations more harm than good notwithstanding the moral lessons staff claim they learn from it and therefore recommended that management of the organization should come up with an effective means to progressively monitor staff and also introduce incentive packages like promotions, increase in salaries among many others.